FTSE 100 chief executive salaries up 13.9%

By

Andrew Tongue

September 11, 2000 5:00 p.m. GMT

Chief executives of FTSE 100 companies have received an average pay increase of 13.9% in the past year.

The latest figures from New Bridge Street Consultants, show that the average base salary for a chief executive is now £482,542. The analysis was based on annual reports and accounts of those companies that report at the end of the financial year (31 March 2000).